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India's Modi faces questions over spyware snooping

Fresh allegations have emerged that India bought spyware from Israel as part of a defence deal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/ubOC6PxIw

‘Jeuje,’ ‘Zhoosh,’ ‘Zhuzh’: A Word of Many Spellings, and Meanings

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By BY HAYLEY PHELAN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/YZXBaWgot

Pillow fighting enters the professional ring

The first pillow fighting champions have been crowned at a competition in Florida in the US. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/oyaNpVr2m

U.S. and Russia prepare to confront each other at the U.N. over Ukraine.

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By BY RICK GLADSTONE from NYT World https://ift.tt/2iftwA4qR

Spelling Bee Forum

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By BY ISAAC ARONOW AND DOUG MENNELLA from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/O63HvimCo

Rolling With Wee Man, and His Fans

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By BY CAITY WEAVER from NYT Times Insider https://ift.tt/Dn81O9Urw

Guns, Race, Abortion: Jennifer Haigh’s New Novel Humanizes Hot-Button Topics

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By BY JANET MASLIN from NYT Books https://ift.tt/NuDz4HaeP

On ‘S.N.L.,’ Biden Hopes That Memes Can Help the Crisis in Ukraine

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By BY DAVE ITZKOFF from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/sjVcaghzC

Living by the Code: In China, Covid-Era Controls May Outlast the Virus

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By BY CHRIS BUCKLEY, VIVIAN WANG AND KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/puMlVQDBU

‘One Woman Pulled Out a Key That Looked Just Right’

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By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://ift.tt/MQP8TLneZ

Mugler, Remembered by His Crowd

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By BY JACOB BERNSTEIN from NYT Fashion https://ift.tt/ObXPAhKzZ

Spelling Bee Forum

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By BY ISAAC ARONOW AND DOUG MENNELLA from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/8PmlaSOiF

Millennial Nightlife Swanks Up

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By BY ALEX VADUKUL from NYT Style https://nyti.ms/3g7kAMp

As Russian Troops Mass in Belarus, a Ukraine Border Is Largely Undefended

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By BY MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ from NYT World https://nyti.ms/3r8Z8Nd

Spelling Bee Forum

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By BY ISAAC ARONOW AND DOUG MENNELLA from NYT Crosswords & Games https://nyti.ms/3Hf2aVT

Kyle Rittenhouse: Gun used in Kenosha shootings to be destroyed

Mr Rittenhouse wants the assault rifle destroyed to stop it becoming a political symbol. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3s7idyW

Here’s what makes a storm a blizzard.

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By BY VIMAL PATEL from NYT New York https://nyti.ms/35yPU4J

Peru oil spill after Tonga eruption bigger than previously thought

The ecological disaster, linked to Tonga's tsunami, is said to be double the size first reported. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/3G4NRSw

Family who died in freezing cold by US-Canada border identified

The four Indian nationals were trying to cross the Canada-US border on foot. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3o61quD

Fujimono shooting: Japanese doctor killed in rare gun violence

Police arrest a 66-year-old man they say attacked a group of medical workers invited to his home. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3G9gaz5

In Standoff With Putin, Biden Makes Sure European Allies Are With Him

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By BY MARK LANDLER, STEVEN ERLANGER AND DAVID E. SANGER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3o4Asn6

Ukraine crisis: Vladimir Putin's geopolitical jigsaw

Invasion or fear strategy: the Russian leader keeps everyone guessing on his real plans for Ukraine. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rah5v7

A Broadway Couple Says ‘I Do’ to Great Applause

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By BY TAMMY LA GORCE from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3ILpMC4

Ukraine crisis: Biden warns Russia may invade next month

Tens of thousands of Russian troops are at Ukraine's border, sparking fears of an invasion. from BBC News - World https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60164537?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Thermal waterfall freezes in Romania

The Toplița thermal waterfall is 10m high and famed in the country for its beauty. from BBC News - World https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60165816?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Fukushima youth sue after developing cancer

The plaintiffs, aged between six and 16 at the time of the disaster, argue they got cancer from radiation. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rUFBiP

Police in Ukraine arrested the suspect in a missile factory shooting after an hourslong manhunt.

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By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3IFTpEO

Australia scientists find 'spooky' spinning object in Milky Way

Australian scientists say the spinning object is unlike anything astronomers have seen before. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3KY6Ba2

Word of the Day: incontrovertible

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By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3H6QMeK

Ukraine: Conscript shoots five at military factory

Five people were killed after a National Guard conscript opened fire at an aerospace plant in Dnipro. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33TNOfe

Father on unvaccinated son's heart transplant denial

David Ferguson says his son has "gone to the edge of death" to stick to his principles. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rOkMpq

The Year of American Disappointment

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By BY ROSS DOUTHAT from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/33MXpoe

Ukraine: Biden says Russian invasion 'would change the world'

The US President says Russian troops entering Ukraine "would be the largest invasion since World War Two". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3nYzzN3

Spelling Bee Forum

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By BY ISAAC ARONOW AND DOUG MENNELLA from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3tZAoZK

Trevor Noah Weighs In on Biden’s Hot Mic Drop

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By BY TRISH BENDIX from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3tXrKLm

For Ukrainian Soldiers, a Nervous Guessing Game on the Front

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By BY ANDREW E. KRAMER from NYT World https://ift.tt/32xMQVo

Burkina Faso coup: Why soldiers have overthrown President Kaboré

The military takeover, driven by insecurity, resembles what happened in neighbouring Mali. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3KFuEu4

Breezy Johnson, U.S. Medal Hopeful in Downhill, Will Miss Olympics

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By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3tYvj44

¿Qué tienen que ver los videojuegos con el metaverso?

By BY SHIRA OVIDE from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3H20rD9

Guilty Pleasures

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By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3ud6nWH

Spelling Bee Forum

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By BY ISAAC ARONOW AND DOUG MENNELLA from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3IuB7pM

Trevor Noah Blasts Robert Kennedy Jr. for Invoking Anne Frank

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By BY TRISH BENDIX from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3Auhk76

Hundreds of children held by IS in besieged prison in Syria

Kurdish-led forces say they are being used as human shields in the jail they have surrounded in Syria. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rIQGUe

Temple Grandin Wants Us to Think Differently About Kids Who Think Differently

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By BY DAVID MARCHESE from NYT Magazine https://ift.tt/3H1mTMP

No Corrections: Jan. 24, 2022

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/3fT9med

Quotation of the Day: New Yorkers Reel From a Torrent of Sad News and Struggles

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3H3myJK

Burkina Faso president reportedly detained by military

After gunfire is heard in the capital, President Roch Kabore is reportedly under military arrest. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3FPv2Tj

Word of the Day: baleful

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By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3tTrA7D

‘I Asked a Woman on the Platform if She Had Any Tissues’

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By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3IysXNl

Burkina Faso military bases hit by heavy gunfire

The government denies reports of a coup attempt or that the president had been detained. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33YjLmg

André, by Bill

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By BY JACOB BERNSTEIN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/33MXDvg

Spelling Bee Forum

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By BY ISAAC ARONOW AND DOUG MENNELLA from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3fQTskM

Californian wildfires force evacuations along Big Sur coast

'Surreal' January wildfires burned around 1,500 acres and caused Highway 1 to close. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ApHXKu

On ‘S.N.L.,’ Donald Trump Tries His Hand at Wordle

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By BY DAVE ITZKOFF from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3GTZ8GD

Meat Loaf: What exactly is it that the singer would not do for love?

How I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) became one of rock's biggest urban myths. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3Ajr5Fg

3 Things to Know About Résumés

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By BY GRAY BELTRAN from NYT Business https://ift.tt/3qRpIKX

Zara Rutherford, la mujer más joven en darle la vuelta al mundo

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By BY MIKE IVES from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3o9Umxp

US police hunt monkeys missing after motorway crash

The monkeys were being transported to a lab in Florida but escaped after the accident in Pennsylvania. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3nOmuFY

Spelling Bee Forum

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By BY ISAAC ARONOW AND DOUG MENNELLA from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/33GFOOz

Gen Z marchers praying for an end to US abortion

The young activists are optimistic their movement's long-cherished goal may be within reach. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3nJYfc8

Meat Loaf: The music legend's life in video

Remembering Bat Out of Hell star Meat Loaf who has died at the age of 74. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3Kvwbmr

The Medical Establishment Shied Away From Abortion. Now Roe Is on the Line.

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By BY EYAL PRESS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3rFTwJq

Doors

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By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3ItklaL

American Airlines plane turns around mid-flight over mask row

An American Airlines plane bound for London turns around because a passenger refused to wear a mask. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3nLv602

The shy man behind the hard-rocking extrovert

The singer who popularised a melodramatic bombastic style of rock music. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3nMzOdT

Singer Meat Loaf dies aged 74

Meat Loaf, singer whose Bat Out Of Hell album is one of the best-selling of all time, dies aged 74 from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3qLVWXK

Tonga: Journalist gives firsthand account of volcano eruption

Speaking from Tonga's capital, Nuku'alofa, Marian Kupu gives a firsthand account of the moment the undersea volcano erupted. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3KqD2O2

The Plans for the World’s Next Largest City Are Incomplete

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By BY SARIKA BANSAL from NYT World https://ift.tt/3rxFCsL

‘Misstatements and Omissions’

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By BY JAMES BARRON from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3rACc8Q

Jimmy Kimmel Not Surprised About Trump’s ‘Male Pattern Fraudness’

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By BY TRISH BENDIX from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3KqeIMe

Downing Street parties: Why UK PM Boris Johnson is facing calls to quit

Boris Johnson's premiership hangs in the balance, but what's behind calls from all sides for his resignation? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3nGuPvk

Ghislaine Maxwell’s Bid for a New Trial Faces a Major Hurdle

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By BY BENJAMIN WEISER from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3rA5qVr

Sania Mirza: India tennis star to retire after 2022 season

Sania Mirza, a former Wimbledon doubles champion, is one of India's most celebrated sports stars. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/33xEddV

After Omicron, This Pandemic Will Be Different

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By BY WILLIAM HANAGE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3FGb2m2

Britney Spears issues cease and desist letter to sister Jamie Lynn over book

The singer accuses Jamie Lynn Spears of promoting "false or fantastical grievances" in her new book. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3tGy9dS

André Leon Talley, Editor and Fashion Industry Force, Dies at 73

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By BY VANESSA FRIEDMAN AND JACOB BERNSTEIN from NYT Style https://ift.tt/3GL674k

Read the court filing

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By Unknown Author from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3AqLjwZ

Spelling Bee Forum

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By BY ISAAC ARONOW AND DOUG MENNELLA from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3tAFL1i

Australian Open: Tennis Australia 'deeply regrets' impact of Novak Djokovic saga

The Novak Djokovic visa saga was "a significant distraction for everyone", say Australian Open organisers. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3KlTn6v

Brooklyn Nets' Kyrie Irving adamant on vaccine refusal

Kyrie Irving will not change his mind and get vaccinated against Covid-19 despite an injury to fellow Brooklyn Nets player Kevin Durant. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fzhSPv

Your Word of the Year

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By BY THE LEARNING NETWORK from NYT The Learning Network https://ift.tt/3KoOY2W

Jimmy Kimmel Recaps Trump’s Latest Rally

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By BY TRISH BENDIX from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3roGoIJ